Disklavier

I just got a new computer with Windows XP and found I can no longer
format a disk as 720KB for use on my Disklavier.  Does anyone know how
to do this under Windows XP or how to get hold of disks pre formatted
to 720KB.

Richard,
I had the same question a few months ago and here is an answer from Chine-Chine Wang, who was one of several fine people to offer help:
 
Please allow me to add on to this excellent method to format 720k disks
- the easiest way to do this in Windows XP is this:
   1. Click on "Start"
   2. Select "Run"
   3. Type in "cmd /k format a: /t:80 /n:9" (without the quotes) and hit
Enter.
   4. Follow the prompt (insert DD floppy and hit Enter).

The beauty is that the next time you need to do this, the long command
will be remembered in the previous commands of the "Run" box (as
pull-down selection), as long as you're logged in on the same computer
as the same user.

Where to get 720K disks: I have received dozens - literally - many in plastic storage cases, just by asking.  You won't believe how many people have them both at work and home taking up space in a drawer, years out-of-date.  Then, of course, there is the ol' "tape over the hole" in the 1.44M disk trick.  

Enjoy, 

Rich

r21611 <richard.cohen@...> wrote:
I just got a new computer with Windows XP and found I can no longer
format a disk as 720KB for use on my Disklavier.  Does anyone know how
to do this under Windows XP or how to get hold of disks pre formatted
to 720KB.


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Thank you.  It worked perfectly.

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Rich Lunardi <palealiens@y...> wrote:
> Richard,
> I had the same question a few months ago and here is an answer from
Chine-Chine Wang, who was one of several fine people to offer help:
>  
> Please allow me to add on to this excellent method to format 720k disks
> - the easiest way to do this in Windows XP is this:
>    1. Click on "Start"
>    2. Select "Run"
>    3. Type in "cmd /k format a: /t:80 /n:9" (without the quotes) and hit
> Enter.
>    4. Follow the prompt (insert DD floppy and hit Enter).
> 
> The beauty is that the next time you need to do this, the long command
> will be remembered in the previous commands of the "Run" box (as
> pull-down selection), as long as you're logged in on the same computer
> as the same user.
> 
> Where to get 720K disks: I have received dozens - literally - many
in plastic storage cases, just by asking.  You won't believe how many
people have them both at work and home taking up space in a drawer,
years out-of-date.  Then, of course, there is the ol' "tape over the
hole" in the 1.44M disk trick.  

> 
> Enjoy, 
> 
> Rich
> 
> r21611 <richard.cohen@c...> wrote:
> I just got a new computer with Windows XP and found I can no longer
> format a disk as 720KB for use on my Disklavier.  Does anyone know how
> to do this under Windows XP or how to get hold of disks pre formatted
> to 720KB.
> 
> 
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